February 14, 2016 AT 12:00 am

All the Characters Dana Scully Has Inspired #SciFiSunday

Great piece from Vulture on the brilliant female characters inspired by the TV legacy of Dana Scully (including the almighty Olivia Benson!).

Some of my greatest memories as a kid involve sitting cross-legged in front of the television obsessively watching The X-Files while my mother braided my hair. The show had a lot that captured my imagination. I quickly developed a crush on Fox Mulder and an appreciation for the show’s weirdness. But it was Dana Scully I truly fell in love with. I wasn’t the only one, and for good reason.